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LPN Programs in the Cape Girardeau area

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$60,100

licensed practical and vocational nurses, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$8,400

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

LPN Programs in the Cape Girardeau area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 on the board list only
Distance from Cape Girardeau: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.8 miles, farthest 1.3 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $8,400 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 48 to 80 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 45 LPN/LVN awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Missouri's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $60,100 median for licensed practical and vocational nurses ($28.90 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,700 to $74,250; 410 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $61,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Mercy University of Nursing and Health Professions	Cape Girardeau	Board list	Not reported	Not reported		0.8
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterWIOA list	Cape Girardeau	Certificate	$8,400	12 months	38	1.1
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesWIOA list	Cape Girardeau	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	1.3

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 54 of them LPN/LVN.
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